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John Houseman
Bucharest, Romania
John Houseman (September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born British-American actor and film producer who became known for his highly publicized collaboration with di…
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John Houseman (September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born British-American actor and film producer who became known for his highly publicized collaboration with director Orson Welles from their days in the Federal Theatre Project through to the production of Citizen Kane. He is perhaps best known for his role as Professor Charles Kingsfield in the 1973 film The Paper Chase for which he won a best supporting actor Oscar. He reprised his role as Kingsfield in the subsequent TV series adaptation of The Paper Chase. Houseman was also known for his commercials for the brokerage firm Smith Barney. He had a distinctive Mid-Atlantic English accent, in common with many actors of his generation. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Houseman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Movies and shows, newest first
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2022
American: An Odyssey to 1947
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2014
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Movie Self - Actor (archive footage)
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2013
Too Much Johnson
Movie Duelist (uncredited)
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2003
Les messages de Fritz Lang
Movie Himself
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2002
Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'
Movie Self (archive)
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1988
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Movie Driving Instructor (uncredited)
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1988
Scrooged
Movie Self
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1988
Another Woman
Movie Marion's Father
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1988
Bright Lights, Big City
Movie Mr. Vogel
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1988
Lincoln
TV show Gen. Winfield Scott
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1988
Noble House
TV show Sir Geoffrey Allison
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1987
The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
TV show Self
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1985
227
TV show
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1985
The Cradle Will Rock
Movie Self
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1985
A.D.
TV show Gamaliel
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1984
Olympic Gala
Movie
More credits
- 1984
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1983
Choices of the Heart
Movie Executive Producer
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1983
A Rose for Emily
Movie Narrator (voice)
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1983
The Winds of War
TV show Aaron Jastrow
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1983
The Skin of Our Teeth
Movie Network Newscaster
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1982
Marco Polo
TV show Patriarca di Aquileia
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1982
Murder by Phone
Movie Stanley Markowitz
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1982
Silver Spoons
TV show Grandfather Edward Stratton II
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1982
American Playhouse
TV show Network Newscaster
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1981
Ghost Story
Movie Sears James
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1981
Writing: Plain & Fancy
Movie Narrator
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1981
The New Deal for Artists
Movie Self
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1980
A Christmas Without Snow
Movie Ephraim Adams
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1980
The Babysitter
Movie Dr. Lindquist
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1980
My Bodyguard
Movie Dobbs
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1980
Wholly Moses
Movie The Archangel
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1980
Gideon's Trumpet
Movie Chief Justice / Offscreen Narrator
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1980
The Fog
Movie Mr. Machen
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1980
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Movie Self - Host
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1979
The French Atlantic Affair
TV show Dr. Archady Clemens
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1979
The Last Convertible
TV show Dr. Wetherell
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1979
Old Boyfriends
Movie Dr. Hoffman
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1978
The Paper Chase
TV show Charles Kingsfield
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1978
The Cheap Detective
Movie Jasper Blubber
